Corn-husker



(No Model.)

L. H. SHOLDER.

GORN HUSKBR.

No. 379,825. Patented Mar. 20, 1888.

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CORN=HUSKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 379,825, dated March20, 1888.

Application filed June 8, 1887. Serial No. 240,651. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, Louis H. SHoLDER, of Cleveland, in the county ofCuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Corn Huskers; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and usethe same.

My invent-ion relates to improvements in eorn-huskers in which the bladeand guard are placed together atwise and wound with wire, the wirecovering forming a superior handle and serving to hold the partstogether without other fastening. One coil of the wire is extended toform a fastening for the guardstrap, and the other end ofthe wire ispassed through a hole made in the guard and blade to prevent these twoparts from slipping on each other, to the end that an improved implementis made at a greatly-reduced initial cost.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan of the eorirhusker,showing also a seetion of the same without the wire covering, showingmore clearly the position of the holes and notches for engaging thewire. Fig. 2 is an elevation in longitudinal section through the centerof the implement. Fig. 3 is a plan of the guard strap.

A represents the blade, and B the guard. These members are usually madefrom platesteel stamped out and bent in theproper form and placedtogether fiatwise in the position shown in Fig. 2. These parts. so faras they overlap each other, and the entire shank of the implement arewound' with wire O to form a suitable handle and hold the guard andblade firmly together. A hole, c, is first made through the plate andguard, in which one cud of the wire is inserted, partly to fasten thewire and partly to hold the two members from slipping the one on theother, and to this end notches b are made in the edges of the blade andguard, such notches of course being made to register with each other.The wire entering these notches tends also to prevent the parts fromslipping on each other.

The wire covering forms a superior surface for the handle, consisting,as it does, of a series of smooth round surfaces, that as a wholepresents a rough uneven surface easily retained by alight grasp of thehand, and without chafing or injuring the hand.

The winding is done by machinery and the coils of the wire are made tofit tightly against each other and are drawn tight upon the shank. Inwinding the wire a small blocking is placed under the wire in formingone coil, to extend such coil and produce a loop, d, the blocking beingafterward withdrawn. The loop is left projecting far enough to fastenthe guard-strap D thereto. Holes D are punched in the guardstrap forsecuring the latter to the notched end d ofthe shank of the blade, thedifferent holes D rendering the guard-strap adjustable f in length. Inusing the husker the forefinger is placed against the guard and two orthree of the remaining fingers are placed under the guardstrap, so thatthe implement may be held on the hand Without grasping it.

Vith such construction the corn-husker, although posscssing superiorqualities, can be made at a small initial cost.

What I claim isl. In a corn-husker, the combination, with a blade and aguard, each having a perforation therein, of a wire covering extendingthrough and coiled around the blade and guard to secure them togetherand form a handle for the implement, substantially as set forth.

2. In a corn-husker, the combination, with a blade and a guard, theseparts being perforated and notched, of a wire covering extending throughthe perforations and around the blade and guard to form a handle for theimplement, substantially as set forth.

3. In ahusker, the combination, with abladc and guard, of a wire coiledaround these parts and having a loop formed therein and a guardstrapsecured to the loop and end of the hair die, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with a blade and a guard, these parts being notchedand perforated, of a wire passing through the perforations and coiledaround the parts and in the notches, a loop formed in said wire, and aguard-strap secured to the loop and provided with a series ofperforations, whereby the strap may be rendered adjustable in length,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification, in the presence of twowitnesses, this 21st day of May, 1887.

LOUIS II. SHOLDER.

NVitnesses:

Guns. H. DoRnR, ALBERT E. LYNCH.

